Hong Kong, Australia Investors Team Up on Brisbane Casino Bid

SYDNEY—Hong Kong investors have bolstered their campaign to build a new multibillion-dollar casino in the capital of Australia's Queensland state by tempting rival Echo Entertainment Group Ltd. to join them.

Sydney-based Echo, which owns the only existing casino in Queensland's capital, Brisbane, said Monday that it has formed a joint venture with Hong Kong-based companies Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd. and Far East Consortium...